# Accident 19830324069999A: Beech A36TC, Sedona, AZ, March 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1983, 09:20 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Airport: Sedona
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9402° N, 111.9408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9402&lon=-111.9408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3863U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3863U-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36TC (registry code 1151603, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36TC
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520UB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 22 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830324069999A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO IMC AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AT THE 6000 FOOT LEVEL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX83FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA166), Mar 24, 1983: Beech A36TC (N3863U), Sedona, AZ, destroyed, 3 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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